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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Pricing for supplying BS-VI fuel
Prices of petrol and diesel have been made market-determined by the Government with effect from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies  take appropriate decision on pricing of petrol and diesel in line with their international product prices, exchange rate, tax structure, inland freight and other cost elements.
Further, IOCL has informed that BS VI fuels are superior quality fuels in terms of low Sulphur content  besides other improved quality parameters. The production of BS VI fuels entailed huge investment for Indian Refiners. The pricing has been modified accordingly w.e.f. 01.04.2020 to partly compensate towards the investment cost incurred.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply.
Ministry of Textiles
Secretary, Ministry of Textiles visits the Work Premises of Shri Gopal Saini, Shilpguru to oversee the ongoing Handicrafts Technical Training Programme  sanctioned in Blue Pottery Craft;
Distributes Pehchan Identity cards to the artisans and interacts with the beneficiary artisans at Sanganer, Jaipur
Shri U. P. Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles visited Weavers Service Centre at Jaipur, Rajasthan and interacted with weavers and other stakeholders today. He met with the Senior Officers of the State Govt of Rajasthan at Udyog Bhawan, Jaipur. He also visited the Work Premises of Shri Gopal Saini, Shilpguru to oversee the ongoing Handicrafts Technical Training Programme  sanctioned in Blue Pottery Craft. The artisans briefed him on the design, colouring and other intricacies of the Blue Pottery.
Shri Singh in his address said that Ministry of Textiles under various components of Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme provides infrastructural support, market access, design and technology up-gradation and training to handicrafts artisans to assist them to set up units with modern infrastructure. He said that government is taking various measures to promote all forms of handicrafts.
Shri Singh visited Sanganer cluster Producer company,  and distributed Pehchan Identity cards to some of the artisans and interacted with the beneficiary artisans. He said that it is the endeavor of the government to identity each artisan and issue a Pehchan Identity card to them. He also visited Jaipur integrated texcraft Park, Bagru to get first hand information about block printing art and Sanganer Enviro Project Development under IPDS.
The Secretary also participated in the ‘Chaupal- Hastshilpiyon ke saath Samvad’ organized by the office of the Development Commissioner Handicrafts, Jaipur under Ministry of Textiles, Govt of India. Later he attended meeting with prominent Industry Players organized by Garment Exporters Association of Rajasthan.
Shri Singh is on three days visit to Rajasthan from 1st to 3rd October, 2021 to meet the weavers and artisans of various handicrafts clusters and interact with them to know how government policies and programs like Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme, e- commerce and onboarding of artisans on GeM Portal are benefiting them.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Poor Functioning of CGHS Dispensaries
Government receives feedback from various sources including CGHS beneficiaries about various aspects of functioning of Centre Government Health Scheme  and CGHS Wellness Centres including on issues concerning breakdown in connectivity, shortage of staff, long queues and waiting period, interruptions in services of visiting Specialists, etc. Feedback so received is regularly monitored for taking appropriate corrective action and bringing improvement in the functioning of CGHS and CGHS Wellness Centres.
Government have taken a number of steps to improve the functioning of CGHS Wellness Centres, as under: -
- During the last one year, the network of CGHS Wellness Centres has been expanded from 33 CGHS covered cities to 70 CGHS covered cities by merging Postal Dispensaries in CGHS.
- Government has approved opening of 27 new Homeopathic and 26 Ayurvedic CGHS Units to provide better services to more eligible CGHS beneficiaries.
-  To facilitate CGHS beneficiaries, SMS alerts service has been initiated for online appointment and dispensation of medicines at Wellness Centres.
-  Provision has been made for online registration to consult Medical officers at Wellness Centres to bring down the waiting period.
- Option has been provided to CGHS beneficiaries to avail Specialist consultation from CGHS empanelled hospitals after referral from CGHS Wellness Centre.
-  CGHS has taken steps to procure generic formulary medicines through HLL Life Care Ltd., as an interim measure, to augment the availability of medicines at CGHS Wellness Centres. Additional Directors of CGHS have been authorized to procure daily requirement of generic formulary medicines at Jana Aushadhi rates through HLL Life Care Ltd.,
- Process for procurement through GeM to strengthen the infrastructure at Wellness Centres.
- CGHS beneficiaries aged 75 years and above are permitted to consult Specialists at empanelled private without referral.
-  The shortage of pharmacists has been brought down through fresh recruitment of Pharmacists.
- Retired Doctors are engaged on contractual basis against vacant posts of regular Medical officers to ensure uninterrupted medical services to the beneficiaries.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
AYUSH
Ayurveda Departments will be opened in the new 19 AIIMS: Shripad Naik
3rd Ayurveda day celebrated
Minister of State for AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik has announced that Ayurveda Departments will be opened in the new 19 AIIMS. He said, work is already on to start Ayurveda Departments in hundred ESIC hospitals under Ministry of Labour. Further, approval has been received from Home Ministry to open Ayurveda Deparments in seven hospitals of BSF and other Para military forces.
Inaugurating the 3rd Ayurveda Day in New Delhi today along with Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Harshvardhan, Shri Naik said, this year Ministry has taken many steps to fulfil the theme ‘Ayurveda for public health’ and decided for further expand the coverage of the National Programme of ‘Prevention of Non Communicable Disease’ from exiting six states. The Minister further said, the Ministry will organise 50 workshops in collaboration with MSME to enhance entrepreneurship in Ayurveda and AYUSH sector.
While addressing the gathering Dr. Harshvardhan shared his experiences about Ayurveda and other systems of Indian medicine. He emphasised upon the scientific integration of AYUSH system of medicines. He has also appreciated yesterday’s seminar for sensitizing young entrepreneurs and exploring business opportunities in Ayurveda.
The third Ayurveda Day is being celebrated throughout the country on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti today. As a part of Ayurveda Day celebration, Ministry had organised a “National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda” in association with NITI Aayog on 4th & 5th November 2018 at New Delhi, with the intention to encourage entrepreneurs and Ayurveda stakeholders towards businesses opportunities in the sector. The National Dhanwantary Ayurveda Awards were also given away today.
Nearly 800 participants from across the country were participated in the main function of 3rd Ayurveda day. On this occasion “National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Award” were also conferred to eminent Vaidyas. This year, this prestigious awards are given to Vd. S.K. Mishra, Prof. M. S. Baghel and Dr.Itoozhi Bhavadasan for their significant contribution for the promotion of Ayurveda. A cash prize of Rs. 5 lacs along with citation are given to the awardees. The winners of the National level Ayurveda quiz conducted by All India Institute of Ayurveda , New Delhi, were also felicitated during function.
Another highlight observation of the 3rd Ayurveda Day was launch of the AYUSH-Health Management Information System , a dedicated software application for Electronic Health Record  for the AYUSH systems of Healthcare which is expected to revolutionise the way Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy are practised in the country, by inducting modern IT-solutions into these systems.
Member NITI Aayog Dr. V.K. Paul, Vaidya Rajech Kotecha, Secretary-AYUSH, Vaidya Devendra Triguna, Sh. Pramod Kumar Pathak, Additional Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH and Sh. P.N. Ranjit Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH were also present on this occasion.
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Steps by Department of Fisheries to improve Inland fisheries and Aquaculture
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana  has taken steps to intensify and diversify inland fisheries and aquaculture with focus on diversification of species, introduction of new species and peg the critical gaps in the demand and supply of quality brood and seed of cultivable species and species-specific feeds, Adequate number of brood banks, hatcheries, seed rearing units, specific pathogen free or resistant seed, genetically improved brood stock, and feed mills. As a result, Inland fisheries and aquaculture has contributed 74.59% of the total fish production of India during 2021-22. Further, the Department of Fisheries under PMMSY is also supporting exposure visits, training and capacity building programme of fish farmers and other stakeholders in modern technologies developed in fisheries and aquaculture viz Cage culture in Reservoir, pen culture in wetlands, Biofloc Technology, Re-circulatory Aquaculture System, Scaling up of Freshwater Prawn  Culture, promotion of Inland Saline Aquaculture in potential area to improve farm practices for enhanced production.
This information was given by Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
AWCs host drawing competitions on rainwater conservation, as part of 6th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2023
As part of 6th Rashtriya Poshan Maah2023, AWCs hosted drawing competitions on rainwater conservation empowering our future generation to be stewards of sustainability. Kids and mothers, guided by area supervisors and AWHs, showcased innovative ways to save rainwater.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Linking Of Five Rivers
Under the National Perspective Plan , the National Water Development Agency  has identified 30 links  for preparation of Feasibility Reports. Out of these, Ken-Betwa Link Project, Par-Tapi-Narmada Link Project, Damanganga-Pinjal Link Project and Godavari -Cauvery  link project have been declared as priority link projects by the Government of India. Godavari -Cauvery  link project consists of three links, viz; Godavari-Krishna, Krishna-Pennar and Pennar-Cauvery links.
Ken-Betwa Link Project  is the first interlinking of rivers  project under the NPP which is under implementation. The Govt. of India has approved the implementation of KBLP with an estimated cost of Rs 44,605 Cr  with central support of Rs 39,317 Cr through a Special Purpose Vehicle viz; Ken Betwa Link Project Authority  on 08.12.2021. The Gazette Notification for constitution of the Steering Committee and Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority  has been issued on 11.02.2022.
For other priority ILR projects also the Govt. of India is making all efforts for consensus building. The consultation with the States and review of the progress of ILR projects are being carried out at various platforms. A “Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers” has been constituted in September, 2014 for the implementation of ILR programme. Nineteen meetings of the Special Committee have been held so far. Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers has been constituted by MoWR, RD & GR  in April, 2015 and fifteen meetings of the Task Force have been held so far. Efforts have been made for building consensus among the concerned States.
The implementation of the ILR projects depends mainly upon consensus among the concerned States.
The implementation of the link projects under National Perspective Plan  is expected to give benefit of 25 million ha of irrigation from surface water and 10 million ha by increased use of ground water, raising the ultimate irrigation potential from 140 million ha to 175 million ha, apart from generation of 34 million KW of power and other benefits of flood control, navigation, augmentation of water supply, fisheries, salinity control, pollution control and employment generation etc.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority signs Memorandum of Understanding with Bank of India to facilitate low interest rate loans to farmers
No Additional collateral and attractive interest rates
To facilitate farmers and traders in providing low interest rate loans, Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority  signed Memorandum of Understanding  with a Bank of India  on 27.09.2023 in the presence of Sh. T.K Manoj Kumar, Chairperson, WDRA, Sh. Rajneesh Karnatak, MD&CEO, BoI, Sh. M. Karthikeyan, ED, BoI and other senior officers of WDRA and BoI.
The MoU was signed with the intent of promoting awareness to fund against e-NWRs .
The MoU also aims to provide information to depositors of the benefits, besides doing further outreach activities to improve agricultural pledge finance in India.
During the event, a presentation was made by WDRA on the importance of post-harvest pledge financing using electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipts  for improving rural credit. The bank representatives also highlighted the risks faced by the lending institutions in this sector. WDRA assured their full regulatory support in improving the fiduciary trust among stakeholders.
Special Service and Features
Inauguration of PARAM PORUL Super Computer at NIT Trichy- Under National Supercomputing Mission 
Inauguration of PARAM PORUL Super Computer at NIT Trichy- Under National Supercomputing Mission  National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli has become part of the National Super Computing Mission , of the Government of India. The centre is named as PARAM PORUL and was inaugurated by Shri Bhaskar Bhat, Chairman, Board of Governors, NIT Trichy in the presence of the Dr. G. Aghila, Director NIT Trichy. Ms. Sunita Verma, Group Coordinator and HoD, NSM, MeitY, Dr. Namrata Pathak, Scientist, DST, Shri E. Magesh, DG, CDAC, Mr. Navin Kumar, Scientist D, MeitY, Mr. S. A. Kumar, Advisor, MeitY, Dr. Nagaboopathy Mohan, Scientist, DST, Dr. Hemant Darbari, Mission Director, NSM, Shri Sanjay Wandhekar, Senior Director, CDAC Pune, Dr. Nagaboopathy Mohan, Scientist, DST, Shri Prasad, CDAC, Shri Mohammed Sajeed, CDAC graced the inauguration. The PARAM PORUL supercomputer centre was launched for public use.
NIT Tiruchirappalli is the only NIT to be part of the NSM amongst all other IITs and NABI. The objective of the NSM is to empower technology institutions with high-performance computing capabilities that can be used for solving computationally intensive problems. Based on the
proposal submitted by the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli to the NSM – Infrastructure team, the institution has been sanctioned a Super Computer worth Rs.19 crores by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology  and the Department of
Science and Technology .
The 650 TF supercomputer involving CPU and GPU at a ratio of 70:30 is being installed at the Institute by CDAC, Pune, with an additional installation cost of about 4 crores. With the development of societal projects involving Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Deep
learning on the rise, the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli is happy to announce the installation of the Super Computer at the appropriate time. The facility will be helpful to the
research scholars and faculty who are working on projects involving high-end computing for carrying out various research and sponsored projects.
Chairman Shri Bhaskar Bhatt expressed that the facility will be a milestone for the Institute in serving the students, and faculty of NIT Trichy. The academic institutions in the locale will be benefitted by this and thus in line with NEP 2020. The Director, Dr. G. Aghila expressed her excitement and happiness at the inauguration of the PARAM PORUL centre. Director Dr. Aghila also stated that the supercomputer facility will enhance the exponential increase in research output and the involvement in societal projects, in areas of Health, Agriculture, Weather, Financial Services, Social media etc., in addition to the in-house projects by all 17 Departments of the
Institute. She also reiterated that the supercomputing facility would be available to neighbouring educational institutions, as mandated in NSM and in line with NEP 2020.
This is stated in a Press Release issued by NIIT, Trichy.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Several measures taken by DoCA to provide simple and speedy redressal for consumer disputes
Central Consumer Protection Authority refers Honey Adulteration matter to Food Regulator FSSAI & extends cooperation in investigation for taking class action under Section 10 of the New Consumer Protection Act
It has been reported to the Department of Consumer Affairs that most of the honey brands sold in the market are adulterated with sugar syrup. This is a serious matter as it will compromise our health in the troubled times of COVID 19 and add to the risk of Covid-19. The Department has asked the Central Consumer Protection Authority to look in to matter. The CCPA, in accordance with section 19 of the Consumer Protection Act 2019, after preliminary examination, has referred the matter to the FSSAI, the food regulator, to take appropriate action in the matter and has offered to extend cooperation in investigation of the matter for taking class action as envisaged in section 10 of the Act.
The Department takes the consumer issues seriously. Recently, taking note of an incident where a 40-year – old man set himself on fire in a Rohini mall and got burn injuries after mobile phone service centre allegedly refused to replace a phone he had bought for his niece, a 12th class school student for her online classes, the Department took up the matter with the mobile phone company concerned. The mobile company has informed that they have decided to compensate the consumer with Rs. 1,00,000/- and a new Mobile handset.
Use of proper accurate and standards weights and measures are very important for effective functioning of any economy, as it plays an indispensable role in consumer protection as protection from malpractices of under weights or under-measure is an important function of the Government. The Legal Metrology  Rules, 2011 are framed to regulate the pre-packaged commodities. Under these rules, the pre-packaged commodities have to comply with certain mandatory information on e-commerce platform by the seller in the interest of consumers. It was observed that some e commerce entities are violating the mandatory requirement of declaration of information of the product on e-commerce platforms. Therefore, notices have been issued to various e-commerce entities for non-compliances.
The Department of Consumer Affairs in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India, is the nodal department for consumer protection and it has been taking several measures for protection of the interests and rights of the consumers. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 has come into force from 20th July, 2020, which provides for a three tier quasi-judicial machinery to provide simple and speedy redressal to consumer disputes. A Central Consumer Protection Authority  has been established to regulate matters relating to violation of rights of consumers, unfair trade practice and false or misleading advertisements which are prejudicial to the interests of public and to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumer as a class.
Ministry of Defence
INS KOCHI VISITS SAFAGA, EGYPT
INS Kochi, Mission Deployed in the Red Sea visited Port Safaga, Egypt from 28 - 30 Jun 22.
During the ship's visit, Rear Admiral Sameer Saxena, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet , along with Captain Himadri Bose, Commanding Officer, INS Kochi, called on Rear Admiral Mohamed Nabil Ibrahim Ahmed, Base Commander of Safaga Naval Base, Egyptian Navy. His Excellency Mr. Ajit Gupte, Ambassador of India to Egypt, also met Rear Admiral Sameer Saxena, FOCWF onboard INS Kochi.
Engagements between Indian Navy and Egyptian Navy personnel included a friendly football match at the Red Sea Navy Base, where RAdm Mohammed Nabil Ibrahim Ahmed, was the Chief Guest. Personnel from both the navies also carried out ship visits.
On her departure from Safaga on 30 June 22, INS Kochi participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with the Egyptian Navy ships ENS Al Zubair and ENS Abu Ubadah . The exercise comprised of Visit Board Search and Seizure  drills, communication exercise, flag hoist drills and operational manoeuvres including ceremonial steampast.
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Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to visit Egypt from September 19-20, 2022
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to Egypt from September 19-20, 2022. During the visit, Shri Rajnath Singh will hold bilateral talks with Minister of Defence and Defence Production, General Mohamed Zaki. The two Ministers will review the bilateral defence ties, explore new initiatives to intensify military-to-military engagements and focus on deepening cooperation between the defence industries of the two countries. An MoU to provide further impetus to enhanced defence cooperation between India and Egypt will also be signed.
The Raksha Mantri will also call on President of Egypt Mr Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. The visit by Shri Rajnath Singh aims to further consolidate defence cooperation and the special friendship between India and Egypt.
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